Course 1, Discussion 5: 7 Cups Culture
Hello Leadership Crew!
I hope you have been benefitting from this course. This is the last discussion of our course 1.
We take culture seriously on 7 Cups because it is the heart of how we operate. A wise person once said: You teach what you know, but you reproduce who you are. We can have all of the best training content we want, but if our culture is not strong, then we will not be successful in growing a thriving, compassionate, community that will make a global impact.
Every organization has a culture whether by design or by default. When culture (including values and mission are not called out or made explicit, the organization defaults to an implicit or unstated culture. The unnamed culture is not always great for the end users or the community. An example of a common and implicit cultural rule or norm is that the person that makes the most money or the organization is the most important. People that work in this organization then, naturally, because it is the culture, start organizing themselves around ways to make more and more money. The ones at the top of the hierarchy are the ones that make the most money. 7 Cups cares less about money and more about compassion. We call out compassion and celebrate compassionate people because that is central to the work we do.
Please read our guide here to deeply understand our culture. We have made it explicit because we believe it is important to help us all be accountable to what we stand for and believe in. As leaders on 7 Cups, you will be models that emulate our culture and values.
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Caring for people with fewer financial ressources. It is important to care about them because we are a team. We can help them to live a better life.
Trust. To do a great work, we have to be able to trust each other.
Try hard. If we do not try hard for things we want to do, we will not have a lot of chances to succeed.
@patientShell1003 These are very true important values
@Hope What stood out to me the most was collaboration, compassion, self-efficacy, and self-care. These are highly important values for me since I was young as I believe our society would be a better place if we took care of ourselves and others
@Cynthialy
Absolutely! It's inspiring to see your dedication to values like collaboration, compassion, self-efficacy, and self-care from a young age. These qualities truly make a positive difference in our world. Keep nurturing these values—they will continue to guide you towards making meaningful impacts in both your personal life and society as a whole. Your commitment is commendable!
@Hope
- Trust and Accountability: Trust is essential for a supportive environment where accountability ensures everyone takes responsibility for their work and commitments.
- Problem-Solving and Growth: Embracing challenges as opportunities for growth helps individuals develop skills and drives organizational progress.
- Self-Care and Well-being: Prioritizing self-care ensures individuals maintain health and happiness, contributing to long-term success and fulfillment.
@wishfulForest1871 I think those are such important goals which is good both for the community and hopeful for your personal life as well. I think it is good that you identified this from the guide and I wish you luck from your journey.
@Hope
1 - Choose a role which suits your strength and helps benefit the community
2 - It's okay to get things wrong and the most important thing is to realise your mistakes and learn from them
3 - Work hard for your role and prioritise yourself and your mental health and this will allow you to perform better
@Ivebutterfly
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@Hope
✒️ Three Most Important Things I Learned
7 Cups values compassion above making money. This keeps our focus on helping people, not profit.
Stating our values and mission guides our actions and ensures we're all working towards the same goals.
Recognizing compassionate actions encourages more kindness and empathy in our community.
These points remind me that staying compassionate, aligned, and encouraging is key to building a strong, supportive community.
@Damonchandio
Well said! I think you worded everything perfectly. :)
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1) Expect failure.
As a perfectionist, this is something I really need to remember, and to remind myself that failure is okay and is how we continue to learn.
2) Take care of yourself.
Often, I put everybody else first and forget that I need to look after myself too. I aim to practice a form of self-care every day. I can't pour from an empty cup.
3) Self-efficacy/mastery.
This is important for me as I want to grow my practice and become more confident in my abilities.
@Rosie002
I hope you succeed in all your endeavours ☺️!
@Hope
✒️To help make it more real, in this post, please highlight the 3 most important things you learned from our guide and why they are important to you.
The 3 most important things I learned from the 7 Cups guide that are important to me are the following:
Accountability because it makes sure you do tasks efficiently and be responsible for the work you do.
Taking Care of Yourself because it prevents you from burning out and allows you to give your best efforts in your work.
Collaboration because teamwork is efficient, supportive/inclusive, and allows a range of ideas to be shared.
@hirai111 that's all amazing answers 💗
@Hope
✒️To help make it more real, in this post, please highlight the 3 most important things you learned from our guide and why they are important to you
Trust : trust is vital because it creates an environment where individuals and organizations can thrive also broken trust can be like pandemic or fast evolving disease as one member broken trust towards someone it will become 2 members then members ...... And it goes on.
Expect failure: as it turns obstacles to learning opportunity and help who ever failed not to fall in the darkness of their fears and high expectations .
Take Care of Yourself: even though i don't fully believe in you can't pour from an empty cup cuz most humans do try to give what they never had , i still believe that taking care of yourself is gonna make it easier to help others.
@Noor511 then 3 members**
@Hope
The 3 most important takeaways for me from this discussion I regards o the 7 Cups culture are the following:-
1. High expectations and High Warmth - One of the things I noticed from the beginning when I started out as a Listener here at 7 cups exactly a year and a week before, is the equal level of expectations and warmth that was asked and given to me. I was often reminded of my roles and responsibilities while simultaneously felt the sense of belongingness in the community from the mentors and fellow listeners alike. Even while pointing any error in my side, if was dome in a constructive manner just as the way I was praised for my work. This aspect of the of the 7Cps culture is what motivated me to pursue further and not lose touch even if the break was long.
2. Accountability - Though having interests and possessing the skills to contribute is required to get the work done, being accountable ensures there's consistency and orderliness for efficiency in the final product.
3. Skin in the game - True achievement can't be reached or felt if whatever work done is on a surface level. Only when we try immerse ourselves in the tasks at hand can we really give it our all leading the best outcome possible.
@Alambo905
Those all sound like very good points!
@Hope
✒️To help make it more real, in this post, please highlight the 3 most important things you learned from our guide and why they are important to you.
1. Strength based approach- rather than dwelling that I won't be a good leader because of my shy personality. To change that mindset to what are my strengths that I can utilise
2. Don't stress too much over failure-sometimes I feel like everything have to go right but just got to remind myself it's ok for things to go wrong somtimes but what is best is to see what you learn from it. Reflect and see what can be done so that that incident won't happen again.
3. Self care- despite how much I love supporting others, I need to make sure I'm taken care of- practicing self care, so that I have a greater capacity to support others!
@CaringCompanion22
Totally agree!
